= ji + Ø2
surname Ji
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= ji + Ø2
to restrain oneself / to collect / to hoard / to store up / to cease
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How to pronounce 戢

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

戢 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= qi + Ø4
to whisper / to blame, to slander
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= g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
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Characters with 戢 as component

= ji + Ø2
variant of 楫[ji2]
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= ji + Ø2
Houttuynia cordata
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= ji + Ø2
many
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Words with 戢

戢 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 戢

戢 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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